And writer's suggestions of course!:
t: Happy Birthday #Philly! Meet a 75-year-old Wikipedian who keeps facts straight about the 332-year-old city https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
t: #Philadelphia turns 332 today. Meet a Wikipedia who keeps facts straight about the city. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
f/g: Happy Birthday Philly! Meet a 75-year-old Wikipedia editor who is keeping our facts straight about the 332-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
f/g: Meet the man behind our robust articles on almost everything related to Philadelphia or Pennsylvania. Thank you David Thomsen for helping keep Philadelphia’s history alive and well in Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 5:46 PM, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org wrote:
*Hi everyone,*
*Here is the proposed social media for On Philadelphia's birthday, a look at how it came alive on Wikipedia blog post. Thanks for reviewing!*
*Blog post: * https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
t: Don't get it twisted: this man keeps the facts straight for the city of Philadelphia on Wikipedia:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
t: Who keeps the facts straight on Wikipedia? This guy:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
t: Editing since 2009, over 160,000 edits, meet the editor who keeps Philadelphia accurate on Wikipedia
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
t: This Wikipedian is credited with debunking the rumor that Taco Bell intended to purchase the iconic Liberty Bell
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
f/g: "I want people to know who their council people are [and] who they can come to," says David Thomsen. "I see it as a role to encourage democracy." Thomsen, 75, has over 160,000 edits and believes it is his civic duty to keep the facts straight on almost everything Philadelphia-related on Wikipedia.
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
f/g: This prolific Wikipedian, with over 160,000 edits under his belt, keeps the facts accurate for the city of Philadelphia on Wikipedia - and is credited with debunking the rumor that Taco Bell was intending to buy the Liberty Bell.
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
f/g: David Thomsen, 75, has over 160,000 edits to his credit, believes it is his civic duty to make sure the information on Wikipedia about the city of Philadelphia is accurate.
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-ali...
-- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss@wikimedia.org